Abstract:Sedation in end-of-life care is an accepted, but nonetheless controversial, means of providing relief from otherwise refractory and intolerable symptoms and distress. For purposes of this article, the terms 'palliative sedation' and 'patient-controlled palliative sedation' (PCS) will be used to describe clinician-controlled or patient-controlled drug delivery. Ideally, therapy should improve symptoms without unfavorably affecting the patient's level of perception or capacity to communicate with friends and fam… Show more
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